Combined head-covering and hair-comb



A. K. DAWSON. COMBINED HEAD COVERING AND HAIR COMB.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, I918.

\IIIIIIRI/ II III Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

WITNESSES A TTOHlI/EYS ALVA K. DAWSON, 0F JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

COMBINED HEAD-COVERING- AI TD HAIR-COMB.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed December so, 1918. Serial No. 268,843.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that IMALVA K. DAWSON, a citizen of the United'States, and aresident of Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida,have invented a new and Improved Combined Head-Covering and Hair-Comb,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. Thisinvention relates to head coverings and has particular reference to ameans for carrying in a peculiarly neat and incons icu-. ous mannerwithin or as a part of the ead covering, a comb adapted to be used forcombing up the hair .of the wearer of the head covering.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a combined headcovering and comb so constructed and arranged that the wearer of thehead covering may comb. up his hair coincidentally with the removal ofthe head covering from his head, and hence without rendering himselfconspicuous in so doing.

More specifically stated the invention has for its primary object theprovision of a cap such as is commonly worn byv young men while cycling,golfing, or motoring, and which when worn ordinarily results in'disheveling or matting down the hair com monly worn pompadour, the caphaving its vizor of the usual crescent form and so constructed astocarry in it in concealed position a similarly shaped comb the teeth ofwhich may be projected rearward or inward toward the center of the capby simple movement of the wearers thumb while grasping the vizor toremove his cap, and so by an upward and rearward movement of the vizorof the cap with the comb teeth projected as indicated hemay readily combup' his hair into proper and neat position and with an ordinary ornatural movement of the cap. After theuse of the comb is thus made it byreverse movement of the thumb will be again retracted into the pocketwithin the vizor of the cap. z

A still further'object is to provide a comb and a holder therefor, theholder having a pocket in .whichthe comb is carried permanently and fromwhich pocket the teeth of the comb may be projected for combing the hairwhile the back or rib of the comb is maintained in permanent engagementwith the holder.

I Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a cap indicating itsordinary position on the; head, and with the comb in its nestedposltionl Fig. 2 is a similar view indicating the cap in the act ofremoval from the head and with the comb projected for straightening orlifting the hair; and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the vizor detached, with the comb in theposition of Fig. 1, and with a portion broken away to show part of thecomb in full lines.

Referring now more specifically to the illustrations I show a headcovering in the form of a cap having a loose soft crown 10 adaptednaturally to rest upon the wearers head and mat down his hair, and avizor 11 which ordinarily is of relatively stifi' imaterial. I amnotparticularly concerned with the construction of the cap with referenceto the crown, the'improvement residing especially in the provision ofmeans to hold a comb.- I do indicate, however, a sweat band 12, whichmay have some bearing upon the pocket formed for the comb, and in someinstances may assistin retaining the comb in. its normal hiddenposition.

As above indicated the vizor is provided with a pocket or receptacle 13,the rear or inner edge of which is in open communication with thatportion of the cap constituting the union between the vizor and thecrown andadjacent to which the aforesaid sweat band is located. Exceptfor the open edge or. slot just referred to at the inner edge of thepocket the vizor is soconstructed that the pocket is invisible under allcircumstances. .At the lower surface of the vizor is provided alongitudinal slot 14:, that is to say leading endwise toward the wearersforehead.

The comb comprises a back 15 and a series of teeth 16, the comb being sofashioned as to substantially fill the pocket 13 while in normalposition. The finger piece 17 in the nature of a stud extends upwardthrou h the slot 14 and is fixed in the back .of t e comb firmly, whilethe points of the teeth lie normally just within the mouth of thepocket. It is obvious that when the wearer grasps the vizor of his capin the usualmanner, his thumb grasping the lower surface thereof, he bysimply lacing his thumb upon or against the stud 1 may by forcing thestud upward or inward toward his fore-.

usual use of a comb and which he may effect by simply passing the combupward and rearward through his hair with a natural removal movement ofthe cap. The comb may then be returned to its normal hidden positionwithin the vizor by simply drawing outward on the stud or finger piece,

which movement also may be effected'without attracting any attention onthe part of any other person than the wearer of the cap.

The several parts may be of any suitable materials. For example thevizor may be still and the comb may be made of metal, celluloid, or anyother material that may have suflicient rigidity for its intended use.Moreover the vizor itself might be more flexible than usual and the combif made of rigid material might serve as a stiffener for the vizorwhereby its form will be maintained substantially the same as any othercap.

I claim:

1. The combination of a cap having a" sweat band and a vizor whose inneredge is arranged adjacent to-the lower edge of.

the sweat band, said vizor having a pocket formed therein with an openmouth adjacent to the sweat band, -and a comb carried permanently in thepocket with the points of the teeth adjacent to said pocket mouth andover which the sweat band lies.

2. The combination of a cap having a vizor with-a pocket therein, a combcarried permanently in the pocket and having its' teeth curved toconform to the shape of 85 while the wearer is lifting his cap, substan-40 tially as set forth.

3. The combination of a crescent shaped portion of a head covering,providedwith a 1 pocket, a similarly shaped hair comb carriedpermanently by and hidden normally in said pocket, a sweat band fastenedto said head covering and arranged to cover the opening of said pocketand hide the teeth ofsaid comb when it is in said pocket, means toproject the teeth of the comb out of and 60 beyond the pocket, andauxiliary means so positioned as to insure the holding of the comb inits normal position.

4. The herein described cap comprising a crown, a vizor and a sweat bandadjacent to the joint between the vizor and the crown, said vizor havinga pocket with an opening adjacent to its rear edge and overwhich thesweat band projects, a comb carried permanently in said pocket, andmeans fixed to the comb whereby it may be adjusted to project they teeththereof beyond the pocket and sweat band and: subsequently returned toits normal nested position.

ALVA K. DAwsoN.

